Abstract: | The reaction of titanocene dichloride,Cp
2TiCl2 (Cp=5-C5H5), with one or two equivalents of sodium cyanodithioformate affords the new mono- or bis(dithiocarboxylato) derivativesCp
2TiCl(S2CCN) (1) andCp
2Ti(S2CCN)2 (2). Elimination of sulfur converts2 into the metallacyclicCp
2TiS2C2(CN)2 (3), which does not react with the diene isoprene, but can be reconverted into the appropriate titanocene dihalides by chlorine or bromine. |